You would probably do anything for your Nana, including fixing her mistakes! Nana provided the wrong ratio to mix red and white paint, and she didn't realize it until after she mixed the paint. Your class now needs to figure out how to fix the paint so it has the right ratio of red to white. Think you can help?

Concepts

ratios, proportions, solving equations, problem solving strategies

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Provide pupils with objects to use as manipulatives such as red and white counters
• Include during a unit on common ratios

Classroom Considerations

• Requires knowledge of ratios and simplifying fractions

Pros

• Offers the option to download videos and images
• Provides the answer in a video

Cons

• None

Common Core

6.RP.A.3.a